No Xbox 360 Price Drop In The UK

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"Pricing is handled on a region-by-region basis,” says Microsoft.


Speaking in an official statement that followed the company's recent confirmation of a price drop for the Xbox 360 in Europe, Microsoft has confirmed the the United Kingdom will not be seeing a similar price reduction.

"Pricing is handled on a region-by-region basis. We do not have a price drop in this region to announce," said Microsoft in an official statement posted by Pocket-Lint.co.uk.
Following the non-official retailer price cuts earlier this year, the Arcade Xbox 360 is currently priced at £149.99 in the UK, while it now costs just $199 (around £112) in the United States.

Sep 5, 2008

News by Karn Bianco.

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